Abstract
Most references are a complete waste of time, both for those who write them and those who seek them. They provide little or misleading informa-tion and, as such, often lead to poor people decisions. In fact they may significantly add to decision error in selection rather than improve it.
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© 2012 Adrian Furnham
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Furnham, A. (2012). Improving references. In: The Talented Manager. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230369764_31
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